We reach the meat of Organic Chemistry. This post acts as an overview for:

• Fission: Homolytic & Heterolytic
• Species involved in reactions
• Types of Organic Reactions
• Mechanism behind Organic Reactions

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Isomerism! This post covers:

• Isomerism
• Types of Isomerism
  • Structural isomerism
    • Chain
    • Position
    • Functional
  • Stereoisomerism
    • Geometric
    • Optical

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A new section! Finally getting to organic chemistry:

• Definition of Organic Compounds
• Drawing
  • General Formula
  • Structural Formula
  • Displayed Formula
  • Skeletal Formula
• Compound Classes
• Nomenclature

Continue reading “CHEM C14: Introduction to Organic Chemistry” →

Now, we shall look at CATALYSTS (& enzymes)!

• Catalysts
• Types of catalyst
• Mechanism of catalysis
• Effect of Catalysts on Rate of Reaction
• Enzymes

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Now we’re looking at:

• Effect of Temperature on Rate of Reaction
• Boltzmann Distribution graph

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A bit of a short one this time:

• Effect of Concentration on Rate of Reaction

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Today we’re looking at a few definitions:

• Rate of reaction
• Collision Theory
• Activation Energy

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It’s time for:

• Definition Acids & Bases
  • Arrhenius Theory
  • Brønsted-Lowry Theory
• Conjugate Acids & Bases
• Strong & Weak Acids/Bases

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Now we’ll move on to:

• Effects of Changes in Condition to Equilibrium Constants
  • Temperature
  • Concentration
  • Pressure
  • Addition of Catalysts

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This post is a short explanation on tackling problems involving K_c.

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